Non-slipping low shoe.



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NON-SLIPPING LOW SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12,1914.

Patented Sept. 15, 1,914

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specification of Letters Patent. application med rune 12, 1914. serial in. 844,692.

Patente-a sept. 15, 1914..

To all whom it may camera.' v vBe it known that I4, GAETAN GUIFRE, a citizen 'of the United States, `"residing at Capitol View, in the county of Montgomery and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- Slipping Low Shoes, of which the following porated in its upper along the to is fa specication.

In the present style of low cut shoes,v suchk which is designed to hug the ball of the heel.

Numerous objections exist to this arrangement, among which I may mention the following: The exposed rubber webbing is in the way of the heel in puttin the shoe on; it rubs and wears out the stoc ng, and also is itself worn out by friction.

My invention consists Bin means for over-` coming these objections and still accomplishin' the beneficial objects sought, and to that en it consists in a low shoe havmg ncopl marginal edge, either along the si es or at the heel, a novel form of insert retainer consisting of two parts, viz: a casing or sheath vof leather containing within the same a strip of elastic rubber webbin extensible in the direction of its length, t e outer Sheath of leather serving to completely in close the strip of rubber elastic on both the inner and outer sides and being slitted throughout its surface with transverse slits which allow it to be extended as the rubber is stretchedfand to again close up when on the foot to a smoothleather surface both inside and outside the shoe.

Figure. 1 is a side view of a low cut shoe, showmg my invention applied to the sides of the same. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing my invention applied tothe heel of a shoe. Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Fig. 41. Fig. 4 is a side view of a piece of the leather-protected elastic webbing in normal contracted position. Fig. 5 is a view of the 'same when extended or stretched.

. lnthe drawing, Fig. 1 shows at S the incorporation of my invention in the sides of a shoe, while Fig. 2 shows, at H, my invention applied to the heel of a shoe.

.My invention itself consists in an insert which may be applied in either of the above applications, or anywhere else, and the specie construction of this insertv is shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, in which A is a strip of flexible leather, such as kid, which is a little more than twice 'as wide as the insert. This strip is cut transversely with slits c extending practically over the :entire area of the strip. This leather is then folded on itself along its middle line toform a sheath or c'asing, land in itis laidlongitudi-nally a strip of elastic rubber webbing which is extensible inthe direction of its length. This rubber webbing is permanently -inclosed and retained inthe sheath by a line of stitching a along one edge only, the slits in the leather sheath being so arranged that they shall l cross or cut in many places the fold or'bend of the top of the insert, so as to allow its longitudinal elongation when stretched, as seen in Fig. 5. v

The insert strip is made in indefinite lengths, as in Fig. 4, and is to be wound in coils as a new article of manufacture to be applied either to the sides of the shoe, asin Fig. 1, or the heel of the shoe, as in Fig.` 2, v

and its special value is as follows: When putting on the shoe its marginal edge may be stretched, as in Fig. 5, to give easy entrance to the ball of the heel, and after the foot iswithin the shoe the insert closes up again `its slits; as in Figs. 1 and 2, to hug tightly to the foot, and the 'outside 02E the elastic insert has apractically continuous leathery face which may be4 polished with shoe polish to correspond tothe rest of the shoe, and the inside of the insert is also a continuous leather surface which permits the heel to slip easily into place, avoids wear on the stocking, and also protects the rub-y bbr webbing from the effects of wear.

I do not claim broadly a piece of elastic webbing on the inner' upper edge of a low shoe directly exposed to contact with the stocking, as I am aware that this is old, but

f. What I claim is: 1 Y

l. A low shoe having along its upper marginal edge an insert composed of an elastic rubber webbing extensible in the direction of its length, combined with and inclosed within a casing of flexible leather to form a protecting sheath both inside and outside the shoe, said external casing being formed with transverse slits.

2. A low shoe having along its upper marginal edge an insert composed of an elastic rubber webbing extensible in the direction of its length, combined with and inclosed within a casing of flexible leather to form a protecting sheath vboth inside and outside the shoe, saidA external Casin bein U formed L 'with transverse slits, some o the s its being l insert for the marginal edges'of low shoes,

consisting Iof a longitudinally extensible elastic rubber webbing inclosed within and provided with an external protective casing of flexible leather slitted transversely to the longitudinal axis of the elastic webbing.

4. As a new article of manufacture, an insert for the marginal edges of low shoes, consisting of a longitudinally extensible elastic rubber webbing inclosed within and provided with an external protective casing of flexible leather slitted transversely to the longitudinal axis of the elastic webbing, some of the slits crossing the fold or bend of the casing and the other edge of the casing being connected together to retain the .elastic webbing.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GAETANO GUIFFRE.

Witnesses:

J. A. MORIARTY, AUSTIN 

